What color is #466E66?

#466E66 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #466E66?

The RGB value is 70, 110, 102: 70 red, 110 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #466E66?

The complementary color is #6E464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #466E66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#466E66 color

#466E66 rgb(70, 110, 102)

Shades of teal

The hex color #466E66 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 43.1% green and 40% blue (70, 110, 102).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#466E66 color codes

HEX	`#466E66`
RGB	`rgb(70, 110, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 43.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 36%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 7%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.38, -16.04, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.38, 16.04, 179.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.499, 13.413, 14.603)`
Decimal	`4615782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #466E66, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #466E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#466E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #466E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #466e66; }
.text { color: #466e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #466e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 110 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #466e66, #46626e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #466E66?: #466E66 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #466E66?: The RGB value is 70, 110, 102: 70 red, 110 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #466E66?: The complementary color is #6E464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #466E66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.